Peacock ordered the TV reboot of the hit musical comedy Pitch Perfect, which would mostly center on the villain, Bumper Allen. As it will be different from the films that fans have seen, director Elizabeth Banks revealed the inspiration to do it came from a very unlikely place, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Loki.
Sure, the who series have a huge difference, being a fantasy and a musical, but its lead characters have one big similarity: they’re both villains. So, how does Loki inspire the making of the Pitch Perfect TV show?
Loki Inspires Pitch Perfect TV Show
In her interview on The View via GamesRadar, Banks revealed what inspired them to create a TV adaptation of the musical movie.
Surely, a lot were surprised that the inspiration to do the reboot came from the series Loki instead of several hit musicals today.
"Honestly, we were a little inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe Loki show,” she said. “They took a villain [played by Tom Hiddleston] from Marvel, and they gave him a television show, a whole backstory.”
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From there, they got the idea to do the same with Bumper.
“We thought, can we do that with Adam DeVine's character, Bumper? He's kind of a lovable villain,” she continued.
The Story of Bumper Allen
Banks’ words seemed to prove that Pitch Perfect TV show would delve deeper into Bumper’s story.
It may try to make fans understand how he has become a villain, just like what Marvel did with Loki.
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Marvel has successfully created a character arc for Loki. So, when it decided to make a series mostly focused on this character, the transition went smoothly.
The studio even had the chance to tell new stories while still honoring what came before it.
Bumper, alternatively, is a likable character who has very unlikable humor. So, it remains to be seen how Banks and the rest of the cast and crew make him a relatable character after seeing him in the movie series.
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Pitch Perfect TV show, titled Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, will be out on November 23 on Peacock.
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